by Mark Fuller | 1st Jan, 2015 | Installation testing
It’s a lot more than just a colour change to the front cover. You will easily be able to spot the third amendment to BS7671:2008 IET Wiring Regulations from the bright yellow cover, but how will what’s inside impact electrical installation testing? The new...
by Mark Fuller | 27th Oct, 2014 | Thermal / Acousting Imaging
As an end of year promotion for 2014, FLIR are giving away a free FLIR ONE iPhone thermal camera when you purchase selected FLIR thermal camera models. Built with the new FLIR Lepton core, the FLIR ONE fits over the iPhone 5 and gives you thermal imaging capability....
by Mark Fuller | 27th Oct, 2014 | Thermal / Acousting Imaging
On 2nd March 2015, the new FLIR C2 thermal imaging camera was launched, priced at only £559 + VAT. We got our hands on a pre-launch model to review and show how it can benefit you. All thermal images shown in this review were captured with a FLIR C2. First impressions...
by Mark Fuller | 14th Oct, 2014 | PAT Testing
When the PAT testing Code of Practice was updated in November 2012, the microwave leakage test was removed. The first reason for removal was because it was felt that PAT applied to the electrical safety of an appliance, whereas the microwave leakage test is secondary...
by Mark Fuller | 18th Sep, 2014 | PAT Testing
Seaward Electronic, the market leading manufacturer of PAT testers, have launched a new app for the manual logging of PAT test results. This free app has been designed to work with the Seaward Primetest 50 & Primetest 100 PAT testers, making record keeping and...
by Mark Fuller | 8th Sep, 2014 | Thermal / Acousting Imaging
As an end of year promotion, Fluke are giving away a free iPad when you purchase one of their thermal imaging cameras. With the recent introduction of Fluke ConnectTM, Fluke launched an app for both Android and Apple systems, enabling test meters to communicate...
by Mark Fuller | 24th Jun, 2014 | Multimeters
With smartphones now an integral part of our daily lives, it was only a matter of time before this technology was integrated with test equipment. On 2nd June 2014, Fluke launched Connect™, a test & measurement system with wireless capability and an app to capture...
by Mark Fuller | 28th Apr, 2014 | PAT Testing
For many years, downloading PAT testers have been beyond the reach of some customers due to the high cost. The ability to download test results saves a huge amount of time and money, however typically any downloading PAT comes with additional features that just...
by Mark Fuller | 20th Feb, 2014 | Installation testing
Fluke have recently launched a handy new app for the iPhone and Android operating systems, which features some great information in regard to carrying out electrical tests. Having access to this information on your phone makes it so much easier to use a point of...
by Razvan Fatu | 19th Dec, 2013 | Power Analysis
Rising energy costs and warnings from the major suppliers that we could suffer future energy blackouts really emphasise the need to be aware of what energy we are using and where it is being wasted. When it comes to performing an energy audit, you need to start with...
